Connectivity solution provider 3Com says last year`s cost-cutting and restructuring exercise is paying dividends, with dramatically increased market share in Gigabit Ethernet and Ethernet Switching.
[VIDEO]Chris van Niekerk, new 3Com country manager for Sub-Saharan Africa, attributes the increased market share to 3Com`s foresight in restructuring early, and to the affordability and quality of its products.
Recent market studies by research firm Cahners In-Stat in Phoenix, Arizona, indicate that 3Com Corporation has increased its leadership position in the Gigabit Ethernet over Copper switch market by almost 8% for the first quarter of 2001.
3Com now holds 35.7% global market share, approximately 10% higher than the second-placed vendor and significantly ahead of other competitors. 3Com has shown consistent growth in this market over the last three quarters.
[VIDEO]Research by The Dell`Oro Group of Redwood City, California, indicates that 3Com Corporation has earned the highest growth rate worldwide in Gigabit switched Ethernet shipments, at 131% quarter-to-quarter in the firm`s Q1 2001 Ethernet Switch Report. This growth enabled 3Com to increase its market share to 19.2%, while competitors` shares declined.
Dell`Oro also reports that 3Com`s market share in 10/100Mbps unmanaged switched Ethernet grew to 20.2%. This puts the company at number two in these key market categories.
In the area of networked telephony, 3Com secured the number one market position for networked telephony system shipments, with a 30% global market share for the first quarter. Its total market share in the US grew to 74%, and worldwide share grew to 53%.
The company attributes this strength to ongoing adoption of enterprise IP telephony systems.
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